The big walk paid off. Despite all the wonderful food I ate throughout my birthday weekend, I managed to weigh in a whole kilo lighter. Yahoo!!!
Hidden Treasure
Hidden Treasure
Originally uploaded by beejayge
Just down the road is a huge area of bush walks. Because it is weigh in tomorrow in the biggest loser at work, I decided I have to go for a walk no matter what the weather is doing. I also looked at a map and tried to figure out a way to walk without having to walk up a hill for too long.
I discovered I could walk through the bush and end up further up the hill but not too far and it looked flat on the map, so that’s what I did.
I couldn’t believe how beautiful the bush is and I walk past it all the time but never knew. There are proper landscaped tracks, huge kauri trees, flowing rivers, little waterfalls and bridges. There were several alternative routes I could take, and at one point I didn’t know which way to go, but thanks to my trusty iPhone (Google Maps application) I could see where I was and which path to take… Way Cool!!!
Now if I have to pay a penalty tomorrow at weigh in I think I will quit… that was a huge walk.
Cup cakes & Chocolate Cakes
I’ve just had a fabulous 45th birthday. Thank you to everyone who joined in the celebrations with either a kind word, a text message, a Facebook message, a morning tea, a lunch, baked goods, a phone call, a birthday card, a movie or especially a present.
I love and appreciate them all.
Hottest Day Yet
There was an accident on the Harbour Bridge this afternoon, which delayed traffic going home. So I stayed at work later than usual.
Of course this meant that by the time I got home my lounge was much hotter than usual. Made worse by the fact that I forgot to set the timer on my air con before I went to work & it looked like it was going to rain today so I shut All the windows.
The Walk
It’s weigh in day tomorrow for the biggest loser. I ate sooo much good food over the weekend that of course I put on weight and will definitely have to pay the $5.00 penalty. But that’s ok, I would rather have enjoyed the wonderful food my friends served me and pay $5 tomorrow, than starve myself.
Anyway, I did actually go for a big walk tonight so who knows, maybe it will help. It’s a start at least. I was looking for something to photograph on my walk to prove to you all I did it, but the light was not so good, so this is a bright flower which was on a tree that I walked past.
Orere Pt Campsite
Orere Pt Campsite
Originally uploaded by beejayge
Joined a group of happy campers for the day at a really great spot by a river.
I’ve Signed Up
A group of people I work with have formed a weight loss group so I have paid my money and I’m doing it.
So far so good… I had a salad for lunch instead of the bacon and egg pie and I didn’t eat the cake either.
However it is only day one!
That don’t look like rain to me
All day the weather forecast has said showers with lightening and thunder.
So where are they? It’s now 5:30 and I was looking forward to it, thinking it would cool things down and water the garden.
Another Beautiful Day
I took this photo from the lunchroom balcony at work today. The weather this summer has been awesome.
So far away
Look Closely
Originally uploaded by beejayge
As I was looking through my most recent photos in Flickr, the thought occurred to me, that my wonderful holiday in Auckland seems so long ago. I’ve been back at work for over a week now.
